Plow



Mar. 3, 1925.

W. E. BECHTELHEIMER ET AL PLOW Filed Jn- 8, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATToRNEx Mar. 3, 1925.

y W. E. BECHTELHEIMER ET AL PLOW Filed Jn, e, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 3, 1925.

iszasas UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WAYNE E. BECHTELHEMER, ROBERT A. SCHNEXDEP., ,AND LINDSEY J'. VBALL, 0F

'0EVENS1VIOUTH, CALIFORNIA.

PLOW.

Application led January To @ZZ 107mm 'it may concern.'

Be it known that we, VAYNE E. BEGH- TELHErnER, a citizen of the United States,

Refinar x.. SCHNEIDER, a native of Germany (having declared his intentions of becoming a citizen of the United States), and

LrNnsnY il'. BALL, a native of England (having declared his intentions ot becoming a citizen of the nited States of America), residents ot Qwensmouth, in the county of Los VAngeles, State of California, as joint inventors, have invented a new and useful improvement in Flows, o'li which the following, when read with reference to the ac' ompanying drawings, is such a full, clear, and exact specification embodying the invention in its preferred form as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to an improvement in plows and has for one of its objects to provide a means whereby the plowv may operate both as a right-hand and a left-hand plow by having a reversible moldboard attached thereto.

Another object is to provide a means of avoiding the necessity of going around the field in the plowing process and thus enable the implement to be drawn backward and forward across the iield.

Another object is to provide a vplow that can be used on a hillside since the dirt may be thrown in one way only, thus leaving no high ridges or dead furrows.

Another object is to provide a means of passing backwardly and forwardly across the iield without the use of two separate plows or two separate beams.

Another object is to provide a reversible moldboard so arranged as to place the same in operative position with respect to opposed plowshares by the swinging operation of the said plowbeam, thus automatically reversing the moldboard in successive relation to either one of the said plowshares, thus providing also a means of selective adaptation oi the said moldboard.

Another object is to provide a reversible plow having only one moldboard so swingingly mounted and automatically arranged as to serve two shares disposed in opposition in the frame thereof.

s, leas. serial No. 611,373.

Other objects will be apparent from the reading ot the specifications and claims and by reference to the drawings, all of which term an essential part of this specification. Having thus described the objects of our invention though without limiting ourselves to the objects thus enumerated, we will now describe the same with reference to the said drawings. y

Figurel is a perspective view of the plow in operative relation.

Figure 2 is a plan-view of the plow as seen Jfrom the top. n v

Figure 3 isa side-elevation of the plow. Figure 4 is a (ross-sectional -view of the plow taker. on line 4 4 as shown in Figure 3 looking in the direction ot the arrows.

Figure 5 is a detailed view of the locking device as taken on line 5 5 as shown in Figure 2.

In carrying out our invention, a plowbeam 1, as shownin Figures l, 2, 3, and 4, is provided. Attached to beam 1, are plowhandles 2, as shown in Figure 1. vTo the lowerend ot plow-beam 1, plow-frame 3 is journaled, as shown in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4. Upon plow-beam 3, landside 4 and plowf shares 5 and 6, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, andin cross-section in 'Figures 4, are arranged. There is rigidly attached to plowbeam 1, drum 7, as shown in Figures 1, 3 and 4. To drum 7 are attached cables 8 and 9, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3; the said cables being wound reverselyto each other, as shown, and the outer ends being collocated with spiral springs l0 and 11 to reversible moldboard 12, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3; these cables being attached to said moldboard 12 by fasteners 13, as shown in Figures 1, 2-and 3. At the lower margin ot reversible moldboard 12, ball-pivot 14 is arranged, the said ball-member 13 being securely fixed to plow-frame 3, as shown in Figure 4, and in operative arrangement with socket 14, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 8, and in cross-section in Figure 4. At the central Vpart of moldboard 12 correspond ball kand socket members are arranged; the ball 'being designated as 15 and the socket attached to reversible moldboard 12 is designated as 16, as shown in Figure 2. The said ball is held upon pivoting arm by means of bolt 1T, in frame 3, as shown in cross-section in Figure 4l, as can be readily understood.

Securely attached to beam 1 is flange 18, as shown in all tigures. 1n this flange 18, two releasing pins 19 are arranged with spiral springs 20, so collocated t-herewith as to exert a downward pressure upon Vmember 19. To member 19, extension-arm 21 is arranged connected to pivoting arm 22, held upon handle 2, by means of bolt 23, as shown in Figure 1. To the upper part of arm 22, rod 2iis attached connecting with handheld 2 as shown in Figure 1. all which is arranged with hand-brace f taehed to handle 2, by means oi rivets 2T.

it will be understood that in operative relation when the said plow is pulled in the direction indicated by arrow 28, as shown in Figure 1, moldboard 12 will be in operative relation with plowshare 5, as shown in Figure 1. Now, when plow-beam 1 is swung in the direction indicated by arrow 29 and t-he handles are swung in the direction indicated by arrow 30, drum 7 will unwind cable S and wind up cable 9, so that when the beam is reversely arranged with respect to frame if, the said moldboard 12 will' be operatively arranger with plow share o, as shown in .Figures 2, and Ll. cable 8 is wound tightly by means ot drum i', indicated, increased tension will be brought upon spring 10, thus closing it, as shown in Figures l and 3, while the tension will be released upon cable 9 and upon vspring 11, as shown in Figures 2 and 3. The increasing tension upon cable 8 Will tend to rock the arm 15 on pivot 17, as shown in Figure 4;, thus requiring and permitting the reversible inoldboard to be held in operative re- "il or.'

` lation with share 6, as shown in Figures 2,

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lt will, of course, be understood that in order to release the plow-beam so that the saine may swing with respect to frame 2:5, it will be .necessary for the operator to release the 'fastener 19 with respect to Vflange 18 by means oit handle 25 operating through rod 24s,'through pivoting arm 22 and extensionrod 21, as shown in Figure 1.

Of course, itl will be further understood that various changes can be made in the arrangement, collocation and association oi" parts without departing from the spirit of this invention.

It will also be understood that gang-plows may be arranged using the same reversible inoldboard by details of adaptation without departing from the spirit of this invention.

Having thus described our invent-ion in its preferred form though without limiting ourselves to the exact arrangement, association and collocation of parts, as shown and described, what we claim and for which we desire to secure Letters Patent are as tollows 1. lu a reversible plow, the combination et; a traine; a beam journaled within the said trame; two shares mounted upon the said traine, the said shares being oppositely disposed; a landside mounted upon the said traine; a moldboard pivotingly mounted upon the said frame; a drum mounted upon the said beam; cables oppositely disposed upon the said drum, the ends of the said cables being attached to the said moldboard. by a member yieldingly arranged by a spring; and a manually controlled fastener forming means or" positioning the beam and frame in operative positions, substantiallv :is shoii'n.

2. ln a reversible plow, the combination ot a traine; a beam swingingly mounted in the said traine; a landside; two shares oppositely disposed upon the said frame; a pivoting mcldboard attached to the said trame; a drum mounted upon the said beam; cables oppositely disposed around the said drum, the ends of the said cables oppositely attached upon the said moldboard, the said beam, drum and cables forming au tomatic means of swinging the said mold board into operative rotation with either share by the swinging movement of the said beam within the said frame, substantially as described; and a fastener, manually operated, for positioning the said beam and the said 'trame together, substantially as disclosed.

Subscribed and sworn to before us this 80th day of December, 1922.

VAYNE E. BECHTELl-IEIMER. ROBERT A. SCHNEIDER. LNDSEY J. BALL. 

